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May 24, 2023
Eventing Coaches Program Adds New Certification Levels
The U.S. Eventing Association (USEA) Board of Governors (BOG) recently approved a change to the USEA Eventing Coaches Program (ECP) levels.
In 2021, the ECP, then known as the Instructors Certification Program, changed levels to align with FEI competition levels. Since then, the ECP Committee has learned that having certification levels that included more than one competition level was making it difficult for coaches to achieve eligibility to obtain certification at Level I and II due to the requirement that a coach have at least three students competing at the top level of certification.
In addition, in anticipation of the Starter level becoming a recognized level, the ECP has added a Starter certification to accommodate coaches who are just starting out or only teach Starter level students.
Level III certifications and above remain the same, as do Young Event Horse Coach and Young Event Horse Professional Horse Trainer levels.
The new certification levels are:
- Starter – Up through Starter level riding/training/competing and horse care.
- Level I - Beginner Novice – Up through Beginner Novice riding/training/competing and horse care.
- Level I - Novice – Up through Novice riding/training/competing and horse care.
- Level II - Training – Up through Training riding/training/competing and horse care.
- Level II - Modified – Up through Modified/1* riding/training/competing and horse care.
To learn more about the ECP, click here.
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Eventing News
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The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce the continued partnership with Nunn Finer for 2024. Nunn Finer has been a supporter of the USEA for over 30 years and their assistance helps to fund some of the overall leaderboard cash prizes.
Dec 03, 2024
Convention
Exclusive "Hoof Dreams" Screening at the 2024 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention
High-performance sport, gender-equality, and female empowerment take center stage in the exciting film, "Hoof Dreams," which follows the journeys of top international eventers Tamie Smith, Lauren Billys, and Julia Krajewski on the road to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At this year's USEA Annual Meeting & Convention in Seattle, Washington, meet Emmy-nominated filmmaker and director of "Hoof Dreams," Jessie Deeter, and one of the movie's stars, Smith, in-person during an exclusive screening for USEA Members on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 14. Purchase your ticket here.
Dec 02, 2024
Area Championships
SAzEA Fall Horse Trials Create a Championship Experience Like No Other at USEA Area X Championships
The Southern Arizona Eventing Association (SAzEA) Fall Horse Trials in Tucson, Arizona, was the host to the final USEA Area Championship of the 2024 season. The Area X Championship offered four divisions at the Training, Novice, Beginner Novice, and Starter levels. Get to know each of the horse and rider pairs who rose to the challenge in Arizona this year below!
Dec 02, 2024
Eventing News
USEA Podcast #375: Reflecting on the 2024 Eventing Season
With the end of the year just a few weeks away, the dream team of USEA Podcast Host Nicole Brown, USEA CEO Rob Burk, USEA President Lou Leslie, and Equiratings' Diarm Byrne, all got together to look back on the ups and the downs of the 2024 U.S. eventing season. This is an episode you won't want to miss as we gear up for what is to come in 2025!
